"folk religion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: folk religions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} folk religion (countable and uncountable, plural folk religions)
  1. Ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices. Wikipedia link: folk religion Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Translations (religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion but outside of official doctrine and practices): 民間信仰 (Chinese Mandarin), 民间信仰 (mínjiān xìnyǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), kansanuskonto (Finnish), Volksglaube [masculine] (German), þjóðtrú [feminine] (Icelandic), 民間信仰 (minkan shinkō) (alt: みんかんしんこう) (Japanese), 민간신앙 (min'gansinang) (Korean), традицио́нная рели́гия (tradiciónnaja relígija) [feminine] (Russian), tín ngưỡng dân gian (Vietnamese)

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